You would probably guess I especially enjoyed Peter, Paul and Mary. ( I stopped listening to popular music around 1973, so I often don’t get into your choices, though I still know the words to most songs of the 19th and 20th century before that.)

Yesterday, for some strange reason, its being May Day around the world, I decided to google the word “mayday” which is a universal radio distress signal. Apparently it came into use in the 1920’s between the British and French ships. They thought “help” wasn’t so useful because it could be used in ways other than distress…so they adopted from the French call for help the word “m’aider” (help me) which then became “mayday”—-the same pronunciation.

Cynthia,
Fabulous info about Mayday … so thanks for researching and sharing. As I like to say, everything has a history.Meanwhile, glad you enjoyed Peter, Paul, & Mary …. but keep in mind that Julie London was within your time frame.

Yes, I do enjoy The Chieftains, as a group…though those endless Irish sagas sung solo
a cappella can wear on the nerves. Julie London turns some people on…not me. Anyway, you have a nice variety here! 🙂

This May I will celebrate the second Mother’s Day without my mom. Lily of the Valley was her favorite flower. ❤ Mom, I love you!
I listened to The Bee Gees, Julie London & Peter, Paul & Mary.
Well, think I'll go have a "Puff the Magic Dragon"
Thanks for the lovely post, Frank!

Don’t forget Cinco de Mayo! (Well I guess you did mention Mexico in passing.) Cinco de Mayo gets a lot of attention in my area, perhaps because there are a significant number of Mexicans around or (more likely) because it gives people an excuse to party. I once had a boss who called it Stinko de Mayo because of the after effects of so many people eating refried beans, chili beans, etc in their Cinco de Mayo celebrations.

LB,
You are correct, that I did mention it in passing with the Mexico reference, but I actually didn’t miss it because the listed celebrations are month-long events, whereas Cinco de Mayo is a day … and since it is Tuesday, it will me mentioned on the next Monday Morning Entertainment post that lists the one-day events Monday through Thursday.

My firstborn’s birthday was May 25 and my father died May 23 ~ the two dates so close to each other is almost ironic… every single time Dad found a penny on the ground, he would say it was a penny from heaven…
In May things really start coming alive in this neck of the woods; yes, it starts in April but let’s face it, there has been more than one snowstorm in April!
Loved the Chieftains’ song. Whoa Julie! Quite the osé calendar… when women were women!
Bee Gees… you can never fail with the Bee Gees…(I had such a thing for Barry, especially in the Saturday Night Fever days… weird to think he’s the last one left of the four brothers – I am including Andy)

Amy,
For some, the transition into summer isn’t fun … so hang in there … On the other hand, hot is hot, but hot with humidity is a different matter … and oh do I hate the later – thus I would have a difficult time leaving in places as Houston, New Orleans, and other places in the southeastern US.

We have so many family birthdays in May it’s almost a burden. LOL! My youngest granddaughter announced to the family on the 1st, “Today is the first day of my birthday month!” She’s my favorite May birthday girl. I love Julie London and the Bee Gees, but didn’t know either one of these songs! I love collecting new musical material, so thanks for that!

Debra,
Lots of birthdays means you will be busy because I’m confident you don’t let them slide by. Meanwhile, Oh Boy to the birthday month announcement. 😉 … I think someone is anticipating a celebration! Glad you enjoyed the music … quite the variety in this one.

The BG’s clip was pure nostalgia and with two brothers, a charming departure from the norm. Can you believe it, I had never heard it before. I was probably deployed when it was popular. Wonder what else I missed?

Alchimaer,
Welcome to my little corner of the world. Glad you enjoyed this, which is fun to gather. On the negative side, it’s probably the last of the series because I’ve done the others. See the other posts by visiting the sidebar > Categories > Salutes > To Months.